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Antenna switching devices, systems, and methods

  • US 9,680,219 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 06/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

  • a plurality of antennas including a first antenna and a second antenna;

    at least one receive circuit including a first receive circuit; and

    a controller configured to;

    during a plurality of predetermined wake-up periods, receive a page channel via the first antenna, wherein the plurality of predetermined wake up periods are negotiated with a network for waking the apparatus from a sleep period according to a predetermined wake-up cycle;

    wake up from the sleep period during a measurement period, to monitor one or more performance characteristics of the first antenna, wherein the measurement period comprises a period of time occurring outside of the plurality of predetermined wake-up periods; and

    selectively switch to receive the page channel via the second antenna based on the one or more performance characteristics of the first antenna.

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